This works was published in 1902, and is in the public domain. It contains the first published references to the character "Peter Pan", who became famous in the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904). Portions of this work were later published as Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906).

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in 1937, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.